X chromosome
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A depletion of Neanderthal DNA on the X chromosome may, therefore, reflect a classic biological phenomenon, not the lingering trace of an erotic choice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The team analyzed modern human DNA preserved in Neanderthals, and found an abundance on the X chromosome -- the mirror opposite of humans.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Researchers suspected that the mutation causing the condition was somewhere on the X chromosome, because females, which have two X chromosomes, are less affected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
This tallies with the fact that the gene is carried on the X chromosome.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
The X sex-chromosome is not in itself either female or male, since, as we have seen, either ovum or spermatozoon may contain a single X chromosome.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
